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Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian01 Apr 2015 12:25 p.m. PST

Archaeologists undertaking excavations at the University of Cambridge in England say they've discovered one of the largest medieval hospital cemeteries in the U.K., containing the remains of around 1,300 people, including approximately 400 complete skeletons.

The Press Association reported that the existence and location of the cemetery have been known to scientists since at least the mid-20th century. However, the size of the burial ground and number of remains there was not clear.

The cemetery was unearthed in 2012 during the refurbishment of the Old Divinity School at the university's St. John's College, but its contents are only just being made public…

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Legbiter01 Apr 2015 3:45 p.m. PST

There Will Be DNA Profiling. On a MASSIVE scale ;-)

Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian01 Apr 2015 8:43 p.m. PST

If they were "poor scholars," they may have left no progeny… grin

Sergeant Paper01 Apr 2015 10:15 p.m. PST

Not necessarily true, based on my years of close observation among populations of graduate students…

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